Fashion Advice: The Scent of a Man

Okay, this is going to be one of the gayest posts yet! Few people really know how to go about selecting a cologne to wear. A guy walks up to a counter, spritzes his wrist, smells, and tries to figure out if he likes it or not. This is not the way to go about selecting one's cologne.

Colognes have what are called notes, and these are top, middle, and base. The top note is what you smell the second you dab on a fragrance. This is not the best time to be trying to see if you like a cologne or note, because most of what you're smelling is the fragrance, but with a lot of evaporating alcohol, which can take several minutes to fully evaporate.

The middle note is when all of the alcohol has evaporated, leaving a strong, full flavor of the essence of the cologne. This can last up to a half hour.

The base note is the scent that sticks with you the rest of the day. Like when you walk past the cutie in the next cubicle, and he says, "hey, you smell really nice...I mean, really NICE!" Okay, I do get carried away.

So, when you're next selecting a new cologne, dab a brand on one wrist, another brand on your other wrist, and go and do some shopping. After about 20 minutes, take a whiff, and that's the actual essence of the cologne. So, if you like one over the other, buy it. And remember, do not bathe yourself in cologne, a dab to the wrists and behind your ears is all you need to make another guy take note.